Abducted girl rescued in Rajouri, kidnapper held

A girl, allegedly abducted by a youth a week ago, was rescued and her kidnapper arrested in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The girl was rescued after a series of raids at various places in Nowshera area of the district, a police spokesman said.

He said the family of the girl lodged a complaint last week alleging she was abducted by a resident of Nowshera.

After registration of a kidnapping case, a special team was formed which raided various places and finally recovered the girl, police said.

The accused was arrested and is being questioned, the spokesman said.